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Rely on independent lithium carbonate prices that track the spot market daily. Our exchange-linked assessments can power your daily decision-making across the supply chain, with independent prices that read the lithium carbonate spot market and set the tone for contracts.
Fastmarkets publishes the flagship lithium carbonate spot price CIF China-Japan-Korea (USD/kg) used to settle CME lithium carbonate futures, plus EXW China (RMB/tonne) and landed DDP Europe and DDP US & Canada references. This gives seaborne parity, China-domestic signals and regional delivered benchmarks in one place.
Our assessments follow IOSCO-aligned methods with transparent specs and defined publications windows. You can get daily updates where liquidity is deepest and full history for a lithium carbonate price trend analysis.
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp US and Canada, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp US and Canada, $/kg
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Our lithium prices follow IOSCO-aligned methods with defined specs, survey windows, and normalization rules. Exchange-linked where applicable and audited monthly for consistency.
The lithium market moves fast. Procurement, trading, sales, finance, and risk teams need independent lithium carbonate prices that track executed trades, firm bids/offers, and validated logistic costs. Fastmarkets supplies impartial spot references that support contracts and align with listed futures.
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